Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. Lowers Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 34.7% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,510 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 802 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $134,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 11,469 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $677,000 after acquiring an additional 5,532 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $235,000. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 16.8% in the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 7,358 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $655,000 after acquiring an additional 1,058 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Trust purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,121,000. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $91.67 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $34.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.41. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $99.22.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.